# Air Village, Machhlishahr, Jaunpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Machhlishahr, Jaunpur 

# Air

Air is a village in Machhlishahr sub-district of Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **547 people in 75 households**, the 368th largest of 504 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 547people (2011)
- 75households
- 72.1%literacy
- 1,251females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Air

Of every 100 households in Air in 2011, 23 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Air · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Electricity for lighting ****23%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**85%

Tap water ****10%**

**26%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**34%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**95%

Use banking services ****99%**

**84%

Television ****12%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****77%**

**75%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**3%

None of these assets ****9%**

**6%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Air?

■ Air · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.1%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1251**

**1046

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****861**

**924

Working population ****18.6%**

**33.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.4% for men and 60.4% for women. 30% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 16 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 23 (23%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 21 (21%) · **■** Marginal 41 (40%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Machhlishahr

- Vashiraha573 people
- Kaulipur559 people
- Nadan559 people
- Jalalabad549 people
- Imiliya543 people
- Chak English Jorawar Khan541 people
- Mallupur540 people
- Matiyahi531 people

[All 513 villages in Machhlishahr](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/jaunpur/machhlishahr/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Air?547 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Air in?Jaunpur district (Machhlishahr sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Air?72.1% (Census 2011)